Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-12-16


ARMY ORDERs.-Leave Of absence for six months
granted, on surgeons certificate, to Capt Thos. c.
Leoo, 10th cavalry, with permission to leave the
Department OF the Pacific. Leave OF absence
granted. on certificate OF disability, December :,
1856. 10 1st Lieut. VIM. A. Mann, regimental ad.
Jutant, 17th Infantry extended three months. Ex-
tension OF leave OF absence granted I'd Lieut.. Jas
n. Waters, Goth infantry, October lS is further
extended 10 include January l, 1883.
THEY HATE THE MExIcANs.-The Yaquis Indians,
mentioned In the telegraDhic news OF yesterdays
STAR having raided the FL Lonatal ranch, near
Antonio. Mex, are located 200 mile south OF the
oorder, and have no connection with this country.
War Department Official stated this morning
mat these Indians are relics OF the old Aztec tribes
OF the time Of MOntezuma, and that they have
been very badly ed by the Mexican govern
ment They have never troubled the Americans
In the least and are rather good friends to the
can thoroughly.
PROMOTED. - Passed Assistant Surgeon Fairfax
Irwin, OF the Marine Hospital Service, has been
promoted TO the grade OF surgeon He is now On
duty at Washington.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Representatives Townshend, with Col. E. d. Tay.
lor, of Chicago; Outhwaite, McRae, Gay, wilkin-
son. Mcdonald, FarQuhar, ex-senator Whttthorne
the Commissioner or Patents aud Dr. Philip car.
roll, American consul at Palermo.
LIFE-SAvING MEDALS have been awarded by the
Secretary OF the Treasury to Capt VIM. Babb. Of
Canada, AMI the members Of his crew: Thos Finn
Daniel McIver Neil McIver, Malcomb Mcdonald.
Jno. Mcdonald and Jno. Mclean for heroic sery
Ices In reScuing the crew OF the American schooner
A. c. Maxwell, In Canadian waters, in 1885. To
Capt. Babb Is given gold medal and each OF the
crew silver medal. Silver medals have also been
given TO Henry II. Everett and VIM. r. Everett OF
chicago, and TO JnO +. Kitty, OF Boston, for heroic
services In reSculng drowning persons during the
past year
PARcEL-PosT CoNvENTIoNs.-Mr. n. NJ Bell s,l.
perintendent foreign mails, Post-Office Depart
ment, left for New York last night, where he will
meet Mr. MAGELLAN, pOstmaster-genera,o Of Canada
The object OF the meeting is To negotiate parcel
post treaty between the United States and Canada
similar 10 those recently put In operation between
this coun ry, Jamaica. Mexico, and Bermuda Mr.
Bell believes that before many months cOnye ntions
will have been perfected between the United
states and every other government on the Ameri-
can continent
PERSONAL. B. Cornell, Christopher Wolfe
| and E. W. CasS OF New York. W. f. Angel of
Providence, aud DE Forest Paine OF Detroit are at
the Acknowledgements Grosvenor.
Bingham and HOuk were In New York last night
Howell Jones OF Newark, Richard Schneider.
Alex. Stein, w. H. Bailey and j. A. Woods OF New
! Yord are at Welckers.-Thos. D. StetsOn, A. V.
Biriesen, Eugene MacDonald, Ernest C.: Webb and
| Frank Macarthur OF New York and Eugene Del
ano OF Philadelphia are at Wormley's-F H.
| Leitch OF Washington was In Chicago on Wednes-
| day.--A. Shuman and Weston Lewis OF Boston,
samuel COulson Of Montreal and r. W. Dow OF
New York are at Wiliard's.-Delegate Carey of
Cheyenne, Wyo, Robert seminar OF Glasgow, Scot
| land, }. c. Tiffany of New York and Geo. W. POr-
| ter OF Buffalo are at the Riggs-Tne Mendels-
| sohn Quihtette Club, Frauk Chance OF Urbana.
| Ohio, hon. ID. L. Russell OF North Carolina, E. A.
Hoyt, Geo. A. Towne and j. II. Mcdonald or New
York, W. T. Barnes. jr., and J. W. Work OF Boston
! are at the Ebbitt.-H. q. Binney OF Boston and
/ q. A. Smith OF Chicago at the ST. James